PDC World Cup of Darts
| PDC World Cup of Darts | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Venue | Eissporthalle Frankfurt[1] |
| Location | Frankfurt |
| Country | Germany |
| Established | 2010 |
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation |
| Format | Legs |
| Prize fund | £300,000 |
| Current champion(s) | |
 Netherlands | |
The PDC World Cup of Darts is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation and was one of the three new tournaments being introduced into the PDC calendar in 2010. It is broadcast live by Sky Sports.[2] Due to the rescheduling of the Players Championship Finals in the PDC calendar, the second edition was played in Hamburg, Germany in February 2012.[3] In 2015, the event took place the Eissporthalle Frankfurt.[1]
The competition succeeded the Jocky Wilson Cup; a one-off international match between England and Scotland held in Glasgow on 5 December 2009. England defeated Scotland by 6 points to 0.
Background
In October 2009, PDC chairman Barry Hearn announced his intention to buy the British Darts Organisation and inject £2 million into amateur darts, but the BDO decided not to accept the offer. In a statement, Hearn stated "The aim of our offer to the BDO was to unify the sport of darts and this remains our long-term objective despite the decision by the BDO County Associations"[4] The Jocky Wilson Cup was held in December.
But following the BDO's rejection, the PDC went on to arrange three brand new tournaments for 2010 to help the development of youth and women's darts: the PDC Under-21 World Championship, the PDC Women's World Championship, and the PDC World Cup of Darts.[2]
Format
The participating teams were the top 24 countries in the PDC Order of Merit at the end of October after the 2010 World Grand Prix. Each nation's top ranked player was then joined by the second highest player of that country. For seeding the average rank of both was used.
The top 8 nations automatically started in the second round (last 16). The other 16 nations played in the first round. Matches were best of 11 legs in doubles, and the losing team threw first in the next leg. The winners of the first round played the top eight ranked teams in the second round, also in best of 11 doubles.
The winners of the second round were drawn into two groups of four (A & B). Each team played each other once (three matches per team). Each match consisted of two singles and one doubles - all over best of five legs. 1 point was awarded for a singles win, and 2 points for a doubles win, with all points counting towards the overall league table. The top two teams in each group advanced to the semi-finals.
The semi-finals consisted of four singles games and one doubles game (if required) per match - all over best of 11 legs. Again, 1 point was awarded for a singles win, and 2 points for a doubles win. If the match score is 3-3 at the end of the games, then a sudden-death doubles leg would decide who goes through to the final.
The final was the same format as the semi-final, but each game was best of 15 legs.[5]
Final results
| Year | Venue | Winners | Points | Runners-up | Prize money (team) | Sponsors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Players | Team | Players | Total | Winner | Runners-up | ||||
| 2010 |  EnglandRainton Meadows Arena Houghton-le-Spring |
Netherlands |
Raymond van Barneveld Co Stompé |
4–2 |  Wales |
Mark Webster Barrie Bates |
£150,000 | £40,000 | £20,000 | Cash Converters |
| 2012 |  GermanyAlsterdorfer Sporthalle Hamburg |
England |
Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis |
4–31 |  Australia |
Simon Whitlock Paul Nicholson | ||||
| 2013[6] | England |
Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis |
3–1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
Kim Huybrechts Ronny Huybrechts |
Betfair | ||||
| 2014[7] | Netherlands |
Michael van Gerwen Raymond van Barneveld |
3–0 | England |
Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis |
£200,000 | Bwin | |||
| 2015 | Germany Eissporthalle Frankfurt am Main |
England |
Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis |
3–2 |  Scotland |
Gary Anderson Peter Wright |
£250,000 | £50,000 | £26,000 | |
| 2016 | England |
Phil Taylor Adrian Lewis |
3–2 | Netherlands |
Michael van Gerwen Raymond van Barneveld | Betway | ||||
| 2017 | Netherlands |
Michael van Gerwen Raymond van Barneveld | 3–1 | Wales |
Mark Webster Gerwyn Price |
£300,000 | £60,000 | £32,000 | ||
- 1 Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis won the title on the sudden death doubles leg.
Finalists
Team
| Team | Won | Runner-up | Finals | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Wales | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Scotland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Player
| Player | Won | Runner-up | Finals | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Lewis | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Phil Taylor | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Michael van Gerwen | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Co Stompé | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Webster | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Simon Whitlock | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Gary Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Kim Huybrechts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Ronny Huybrechts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Paul Nicholson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Peter Wright | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Gerwyn Price | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Barrie Bates | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
References
- 1 2 "bwin World Cup of Darts NetZone". PDC. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- 1 2 PDC announces 3 new tournaments Retrieved 15 July 2010, PDC.tv
- ↑ "Players Championship Finals Date Set". PDC. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ↑ PDC launch World Cup Retrieved 15 July 2010 Skysports.com
- ↑ Cash Converters World Cup Format Retrieved 19 November 2010, PDC.tv
- ↑ "Betfair World Cup of Darts Tickets". pdc.tv. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ↑ "Bwin World Cup of Darts Schedule". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 31 May 2014.